Monday, May 25, 2020

Crime Review Update: New Issue of Crime Review for 5/25/2020

We feature new 20 reviews in each issue of Crime Review (www.crimereview.co.uk), together with a top industry interview. This time it’s author Paul Charles in the Countdown hot seat:



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This week’s reviews are:


BIG SKY by Kate Atkinson, reviewed by Viv Beeby

PI Jackson Brodie stumbles upon some dark and dangerous deeds in the picturesque seaside town he now calls home.


THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver, reviewed by Linda Wilson

Three victims, each stuck in a deadly locked room scenario. Only one man can help them – Colton Shaw, a man who earns his money from finding missing people, dead or alive.


THE STALKER by Alex Gray, reviewed by John Cleal

Superintendent William Lorimer and his Major Incident Team track a serial killer – but Lorimer’s own wife is in danger from a madman who targets a particular type of woman.


MAN ON EDGE by Humphrey Hawksley, reviewed by Chris Roberts

A rogue Russian colonel plans the assassination of the US and Russian presidents at a summit meeting. Rake Ozenna stands in his way.


THE REGRET by Dan Malakin, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor

Someone is stalking Rachel again, but no one seems to care.


HIGH FIRE by Eoin Colfer, reviewed by Linda Wilson

A teenager, a dragon and a crooked cop. Life in the Louisiana swamp will never be the same for Squib Moreau when he meets Vern, the last dragon.


I WILL MISS YOU TOMORROW by Heine Bakkeid, reviewed by Ewa Sherman

A damaged ex-Chief Inspector Thorkild Aske has just left prison, his life in tatters. He is asked to find a young man, Rasmus, who has disappeared off the North Norwegian coast. Rasmus is the cousin of Frei, the woman that Thorkild still loves but whom he has accidently killed.


THE DEAD LINE by Holly Watt, reviewed by John Cleal

Journalist Casey Benedict, alerted to the possibility of a horrific trade in babies, embarks on a dangerous investigation.

BURNT ISLAND by Kate Rhodes, reviewed by Linda Wilson

When a man is horrifically murdered on a remote island in the Scillies, DI Ben Kitto’s boss wants results fast, but even with a relatively small pool of suspects to draw on, the case isn’t an easy one to crack.


BLOOD IN THE WATER by Jack Flynn, reviewed by John Cleal

Gang war erupts on the Boston waterfront and Diamond, daughter of union boss Cormack McConnell, is caught in the middle.


DARKNESS FOR LIGHT by Emma Viskic, reviewed by Chris Roberts

Deaf Melbourne-based PI Caleb Zelic goes to meet a new client but finds him dead, and is drawn into a dispute he only vaguely understands but with participants prepared to kill wherever necessary.


THE KILLER YOU KNOW by SR Masters, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor

They thought Will’s teenage vow to kill three people was a joke. Now Adeline and her friends are not so sure.


A STRANGER IN MY GRAVE by Margaret Millar, reviewed by John Cleal

Daisy Harker has everything: a beautiful home and a wealthy businessman husband who loves her. She also has a recurring nightmare – she sees her own grave and a date that means she has been dead for four years! On the edge of a breakdown, she hires an investigator.


NO FIXED ABODE by Dana Stabenow, reviewed by Chris Roberts

The crash of a light aircraft in a remote Alaskan town has significant implications for PI Kate Shugak and her friends.


TO KEEP YOU SAFE by Kate Bradley, reviewed by Linda Wilson

Former soldier-turned-teacher Jenni Wales has to decide how far she will go to save one of her pupils when no one else appears to care that the girl is terrified and at risk of abduction.


THE FAMILY by Louise Jensen, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor

Oak Leaf Farm may not provide the sanctuary Laura hoped for. It may be the place she cannot escape.



DEEP STATE by Chris Hauty, reviewed by John Cleal

Former small-town girl, ex-army boxer and now White House intern Haley Chill stumbles across a plot to assassinate the American president.


DEGREES OF GUILT by HS Chandler, reviewed by Chris Roberts

Maria Bloxham calls the police to report she has killed her husband, and soon finds herself on trial. The jury are invited to consider whether her husband’s behaviour constitutes a defence.


SOFA SURFER by Malcolm Duffy, reviewed by Linda Wilson

When 15-year-old Tyler meets a girl at the local lido, he’s only looking to make some money from giving her swimming lessons, but an unlikely friendship grows between them that threatens Tyler’s relationship with his own family.


THE KINGDOM by Jess Rothenberg, reviewed by John Barnbrook

The Kingdom is a fantasy theme park, home to hybrids, living creatures, some extinct, some rare and some human. The Fantasists are beautiful hybrid women, designed as perfect hosts but are they capable of murder?



Best wishes



Linda and Sharon


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